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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Quantitative Psychology and Measurement
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1532333
This article is part of the Research Topic Assessing Well-being From the Third World: Psychometric Developments From Non-WEIRD Countries View all articles
Burnout, Life Satisfaction, and Work-Related Quality of Life among Psychologists
Provisionally accepted- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
The Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) is a complex, multidimensional concept, and its assessment is challenging due to a lack of consensus on the factors involved. While the WRQoL Scale has been validated in various countries, no translation into Brazilian Portuguese existed until this study. The primary aim was to validate the Brazilian Portuguese version of the WRQoL Scale, using psychologists as the target population, and to measure burnout and life satisfaction in this group. A backtranslation process was followed, involving bilingual translators and a focus group of psychology professionals to refine the final version. A total of 610 psychologists participated, completing the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Life Satisfaction Scale, and the WRQoL Scale via an online platform (SurveyMonkey®). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to test and refine the factor structure of the WRQoL Scale. Spearman's correlations and group comparison analyses were also performed. Results showed that 76% of participants reported adequate life satisfaction, while 60.2% exhibited burnout symptoms, particularly in emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Protective factors for the mental health of psychologists were identified. The final version of the WRQoL Scale included 23 items across 3 factors, with good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.89, ICC = 0.96). Conclusion: This study provides evidence that the WRQoL Scale is a valid tool that can measure work-related quality of life.
Keywords: burnout, life satisfaction, Work-related quality of life scale, Psychometric validation, psychologist
Received: 21 Nov 2024; Accepted: 10 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Silvia Morais De Santana Ferreira, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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